A dental crown in Haddon Township must follow certain guidelines. First, the crown must be made to the specifications of your tooth. The crown should also match in terms of appearance. Make sure it has the same color of the rest of your teeth. Otherwise, it may look awkward.

A dental crown is supposed to be there for a lifetime. It cannot be flimsy, hence we can't take any shortcuts in terms of strength. The crowns should be strong and tough.

This is why I have my lab technicians spend a lot of time on making sure the crowns are dependable. They will go out of their way to ensure that what we're going to attach to your teeth will indeed be there for a long time. In my business, that is a very rewarding achievement — helping you with a strong porcelain crown that also enhances your looks and performs just like one of your real teeth.

But you should know that the finished crown doesn't go on your tooth on your first visit. After your initial appointment, you should allow us some time so that we can make your permanent crown as best as we can.

And we also prepare the area to make way for the porcelain crown. This involves filing down some of your original tooth material. And you will want to be comfortable and be able to put on your best smile. Basically, what we do is put in a temporary crown.

Here in my Haddon Township dental office, the kind of temporary crown we give you can last a decent amount of time. You could get it to stay firm for many weeks. During this time, we will be working on your real crown. But we do not want a stop-gap crown that is fixed so firmly that I might have a tough time wrenching it out.

When it comes to building your crown, we will take a mold of your tooth in addition to the opposite one. Basically, we do this so you can still eat the same food that you would have eaten before the procedure.

These impressions give us the ability to build perfectly evened teeth. This is to give the freedom to chew as you wish. The crown matter is then placed in a mold so we have an exact fit for the temporary dental crown. After that, we attach the temporary crown using a kind of dental cement that is not permanent but still quite strong.

Just to be safe, I would recommend that you refrain from chewing on caramels, or chewing ice, or even carrots. You'll only have to do this while my technician does his thing in the lab. I hope to visit with you soon.